Jan Davidsz de Heem
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Jan Davidsz de Heem was a prominent 17th-century Dutch still-life painter renowned for his richly detailed and luxurious flower and fruit compositions that blended Dutch and Flemish artistic traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Davidsz de Heem canonical | 8 |
| Jan Davidsz de Heem the Younger | 1 |
| Jan Davidsz. de Heem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3584928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Davidsz de Heem Context triple: [Balthasar van der Ast, influenced, Jan Davidsz de Heem]
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A.
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his intimate domestic interior scenes and masterful use of light and perspective.
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B.
Gerard ter Borch
Gerard ter Borch was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined genre scenes and portraits, particularly of domestic interiors and elegant figures.
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C.
Adriaen van Ostade
Adriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher renowned for his lively, often humorous genre scenes of peasant life and rustic interiors.
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D.
Willem Kalf
Willem Kalf was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his richly detailed still lifes, especially opulent pronkstilleven compositions featuring luxurious objects and dramatic lighting.
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E.
Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg
Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg was a Dutch Renaissance painter and influential Leiden politician known for his historical and allegorical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Davidsz de Heem Target entity description: Jan Davidsz de Heem was a prominent 17th-century Dutch still-life painter renowned for his richly detailed and luxurious flower and fruit compositions that blended Dutch and Flemish artistic traditions.
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A.
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his intimate domestic interior scenes and masterful use of light and perspective.
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B.
Gerard ter Borch
Gerard ter Borch was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined genre scenes and portraits, particularly of domestic interiors and elegant figures.
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C.
Adriaen van Ostade
Adriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher renowned for his lively, often humorous genre scenes of peasant life and rustic interiors.
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D.
Willem Kalf
Willem Kalf was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his richly detailed still lifes, especially opulent pronkstilleven compositions featuring luxurious objects and dramatic lighting.
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E.
Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg
Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg was a Dutch Renaissance painter and influential Leiden politician known for his historical and allegorical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch Golden Age painter
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ still-life painter ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Utrecht ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1606 ⓘ |
| child |
Cornelis de Heem
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Jan Jansz de Heem ⓘ
linked to:
David de Heem the Elder
|
| deathCountry |
Spanish Netherlands
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linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
|
| deathPlace | Antwerp ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1684 ⓘ |
| familyName | de Heem ⓘ |
| father | David de Heem the Elder ⓘ |
| field | painting ⓘ |
| genre | still life ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dutch still-life tradition
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Flemish still-life tradition ⓘ |
| knownWork |
A Table of Desserts
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Fruit and Flower Still Life ⓘ Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase ⓘ |
| memberOf | Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| name | Jan Davidsz de Heem ⓘ |
| nationality |
Dutch
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Flemish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flower still lifes
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fruit still lifes ⓘ vanitas still lifes ⓘ |
| patronymic | Davidsz ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most important still-life painters of the 17th century ⓘ |
| style |
highly detailed compositions
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luxurious still-life arrangements ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
books
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flowers ⓘ fruit ⓘ insects ⓘ luxury objects ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ vanitas symbols ⓘ |
| taught |
Cornelis de Heem
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Jan Jansz de Heem ⓘ
linked to:
David de Heem the Elder
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| workedIn |
Antwerp
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Leiden ⓘ Utrecht ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jan Davidsz de Heem
linked to: Jan Davidsz de Heem